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From the time immemorial, a full bloomed Lotus in Odisha “Chilika” is… By its panoramic and scenic splendor like bees, get stretched, the tourists, both local and from overseas.. Pilgrims come to relish beauty and bow before deity… The whitish aura of winter here seems vibrant.. The permanent avian nest forms a paradise for winged guests and displays nature’s bounty… Surrounded by bluish water it’s an island divine… But a matter of surprise instead of their reflections, maidens on the surface of the deep lake, see a divine face… With the touch of lake’s water devotees feel a floating legend the saga of a tragedy, the tale of Jai… Along with her father newly-wed bride was on the boat to her in-laws’.. What a horrid trend?? With his own sweat and blood a gardener helps a flower bloom.. And like huntsmen in-laws pluck her, and she has to go to an alien empire… A Floridian day it was.. Looking gorgeous her ruby costume, to the envy of Robins … Unexpectedly became perilous the brazen,sanguine sky and jeopardized the lake… Scary became the chorus of birds… Darker than shadow the sun seemed… As if the puffs of a phantom, body felt the wind… With a drastic cyclone they encountered… Like a frond the daughter shivered, and the father time and again consoled her, to wisely tackle the situation appealed to the boatman… But Alas!! The boat capsized… The floating dazzling veil announced a cruel mishap… All escaped except the bride… A father lost his daughter, a sweet love got melted, forever… Swiftly began to shine as an innocent, the unabashed sun.. Blood stained looked the sky… As ignorant the bluish water behaved… Serene Environs came to her usual throne… As if all were pre-planned…. In the veil of Nature caused by the background criminal, the brutal fate… But to atone for her sins perhaps Nature made Jai Goddess Kalijai, the reigning deity of the lagoon… Invoking her blessing these days sailors venture out… From all catastrophe she saves, as a belief goes there.. Today also many claim… A long wailing is heard in the dark night, that is of Mother Kalijai… Not for her tragic death… But perhaps against the bad custom that still governs the girl’s lives… Not horrifying, rather it’s the symphony of life, in which natives feel Goddess’ presence and feel secured.. The largest brackish lake of this continent is turning more salty, say the scientists… Perhaps due to her tears… More and more salty it will be , till the society eradicates the evil trend… ***
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Jan 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM UTC
A Living Legend
From the time immemorial, a full bloomed Lotus in Odisha “Chilika” is… By its panoramic and scenic splendor like bees, get stretched, the tourists, both local and from overseas.. Pilgrims come to relish beauty and bow before deity… The whitish aura of winter here seems vibrant.. The permanent avian nest forms a paradise for winged guests and displays nature’s bounty… Surrounded by bluish water it’s an island divine… But a matter of surprise instead of their reflections, maidens on the surface of the deep lake, see a divine face… With the touch of lake’s water devotees feel a floating legend the saga of a tragedy, the tale of Jai… Along with her father newly-wed bride was on the boat to her in-laws’.. What a horrid trend?? With his own sweat and blood a gardener helps a flower bloom.. And like huntsmen in-laws pluck her, and she has to go to an alien empire… A Floridian day it was.. Looking gorgeous her ruby costume, to the envy of Robins … Unexpectedly became perilous the brazen,sanguine sky and jeopardized the lake… Scary became the chorus of birds… Darker than shadow the sun seemed… As if the puffs of a phantom, body felt the wind… With a drastic cyclone they encountered… Like a frond the daughter shivered, and the father time and again consoled her, to wisely tackle the situation appealed to the boatman… But Alas!! The boat capsized… The floating dazzling veil announced a cruel mishap… All escaped except the bride… A father lost his daughter, a sweet love got melted, forever… Swiftly began to shine as an innocent, the unabashed sun.. Blood stained looked the sky… As ignorant the bluish water behaved… Serene Environs came to her usual throne… As if all were pre-planned…. In the veil of Nature caused by the background criminal, the brutal fate… But to atone for her sins perhaps Nature made Jai Goddess Kalijai, the reigning deity of the lagoon… Invoking her blessing these days sailors venture out… From all catastrophe she saves, as a belief goes there.. Today also many claim… A long wailing is heard in the dark night, that is of Mother Kalijai… Not for her tragic death… But perhaps against the bad custom that still governs the girl’s lives… Not horrifying, rather it’s the symphony of life, in which natives feel Goddess’ presence and feel secured.. The largest brackish lake of this continent is turning more salty, say the scientists… Perhaps due to her tears… More and more salty it will be , till the society eradicates the evil trend… ***
Based on a Odia legend "KALI JAI" Published in my book "TRACK OF A TODDLER"(2016) Swagatika Dash
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Swagatika
Jan 5, 2018
Jan 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM UTC
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